1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Utah House District 11
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Paul Mecham (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas Kroesche (D) by 17.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul MechamRepublican · winner
58.1%2,328
Thomas KroescheDemocrat
40.7%1,629
Keith YergasenOther party
1.2%49
4,006 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET